MWCC forms management team

February 17, 2011

Offshore staff

HOUSTON -- The Marine Well Containment Co. has formed a management team. The company is a not-for-profit, independent organization founded by ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Shell, which is committed to providing rapid response equipment to contain a potential future underwater well control incident in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

The company has appointed Marty Massey former US Joint Interest manager for ExxonMobil Production as CEO. Dan Smallwood, formerly operations manager of Gulf of Mexico and Louisiana for ConocoPhillips, has been named COO for the company. Astley Blair, formerly division finance officer for Chevron Global Supply and Trading, has been appointed as CFO. Charles Miller, formerly vice president production, Shell Brazil Ltda., has been named CTO. Carmine Dulisse, formerly security and emergency preparedness and response manager, ExxonMobil Development Co., has been named HSE officer.